Former Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld has revealed what Spurs do not need from their next skipper. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
Explaining the qualities that a new on-field leader must possess, Alderweireld disclosed that Tottenham needs a leader has to be a player who is more than willing to remain loyal to the club this summer and beyond.
Toby added that the likes of Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison will fit such a role perfectly.
His words, “Micky van de Ven seems like a good guy to me and that’s important but the captain needs to be someone who wants to stay at Tottenham Hotspur.
He needs to be clear that he’s here to stay for the next couple of years. Show them he’s the guy you can trust. That’s what they need. We don’t need anyone who is a captain but maybe thinking about leaving.
For me, people talk a lot about captains and what they need to do but sometimes you have what I call alibi captains. They’re the ones who make being the captain a performance, throwing their hands around and shouting and pointing a lot.
For me, a captain is a player who you can count on to perform. They always deliver a seven or an eight out of 10. They’re not throwing in a three or a four out of 10. How can someone tell you what to do if they’re performing badly too?
The first thing you need, no matter your position on the pitch, is to perform and perform consistently on a good level, and then it’s about helping your team-mates as well. You need to speak to them and get to know them because it’s not only on the pitch when a team needs their captain, it’s off the pitch as well.
When I was captain at Royal Antwerp, if someone was struggling with something, I spoke to them. That’s why sometimes you need to have some age too to have the right sense and feeling of what’s happening around you. You need to be able to tell some players to take it easy and their time will come if they’re not playing, to work hard for the opportunities.
Being a captain is about more than shouting and showing people look at me, I’m very busy. You need to perform and to help, even away from the cameras. That’s where you prove you’re a good captain, when you’re not on camera.”
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